Secret Santa

Littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
15/11/2007 13:48

SECRET SANTA



Please donate a Christmas present for the children at SOS VILLAGE





Presents to cost a maximum of 20ytl



Wrapped with a label saying whether it’s for a girl or boy and the suitable age From 0 - 16 years



OR



Too much Christmas shopping to do?



Then 20ytl in a sealed envelope with



‘Secret Santa’

written on it



Let’s put a smile on the children’s faces



Important click here then print off and display please



http://www.ontheisland.co.uk/2007/sos%20secret%20santa%20v4.pdf





Dropping off points: Jessic’s, Lapta and The Grove, Catalkoy



Or email teresacefa1@hotmail.com

ilovecyprus


Joined: 08/05/2007
Posts: 2880

Message Posted:
15/11/2007 15:44

Littlenige



How can we make a donation if live in the UK? Is there a way that w ecan do this?



Keep up the good work

Littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
15/11/2007 17:09

email teresacefa1@hotmail.com

ilovecyprus


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Posts: 2880

Message Posted:
15/11/2007 17:51

Hi Littlenige



I have e-mailed Teresa asking her to send us instructions on how to make a donation. I have asked her to reply to this site if she can.

Teresa


Joined: 21/11/2007
Posts: 1018

Message Posted:
21/11/2007 08:59

If anyone wants to make a donation to the SOS from the uk then they can pay into

TURKISH BANK (UK)LTD.

84-86 BOROUGH HIGH STR.

LONDON SE1 ILN ENGLAND

SWIFT CODE:TUBA GB 2L

SORT CODE:40-51-98

Account no 7092674

Or if you want to donate a gift for the secret sant then please contact me at

trncvillaowners@gmail.com and i will give you my paypal details.

Milou


Joined: 15/10/2007
Posts: 425

Message Posted:
21/11/2007 13:38

Hi



Sorry for my ignorance - are you saying there's an orphanage in NC?



Regards

Littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
21/11/2007 14:47

Yes several.

dy1259


Joined: 10/08/2007
Posts: 357

Message Posted:
21/11/2007 14:50

Hi all,

If you are going to donate via the bank (yours to the Turkish Bank Ltd), you'll need to add 0 to the acct.number eg. 07092674 and don't tell your bank it's going to North Cyprus or abroad. The Turkish bank may waive charges as it's going to an orphange (I told them). I don't know if it is correct but I gave the name of the account as 'SOS children's orphange'.



Regards

Donna

Milou


Joined: 15/10/2007
Posts: 425

Message Posted:
21/11/2007 18:26

Littlenige



Devastated to hear that there are several - will see what I can do. Well done to all.



Regards

ilovecyprus


Joined: 08/05/2007
Posts: 2880

Message Posted:
21/11/2007 19:08

Hi Teresa



Tried to contact you at trncvillaowners@gmail.com ,for your paypal details, but your mail was returned to me

lesleyd



Joined: 05/06/2007
Posts: 265

Message Posted:
21/11/2007 19:17

Hi Littlenige

Does this charity have a web site for the North Cyprus as I don't seem able to find any information regards the trnc?? but plenty for other countries.

Would love to help out.

Teresa


Joined: 21/11/2007
Posts: 1018

Message Posted:
21/11/2007 19:54

ilovecyprus i have sent you mail with details, not sure why i never received your mail.

Lesleyd their website is down at the moment but just to give you the basics, the Lefkosa village is home to 58 kids ranging in age 2-16. The under2s are placed with foster parents until they reach 2 then they are moved into the village. There are 11 houses in the village and the kids are split between the 11. Each house has it own full time mum who does everything a normal mum does. The kids go to state schools and also to out of school clubs just the same as other kids in the community. They stay in the Lefkosa village until they are 16 and then they are moved into Girne to the youth centre. Here they are seen through university and helped into independant living. Although the cut off age is 24 for the youth centre the SOS never give up on these kids and they are family for life. All this takes money and although they do receive funding from the SOS international and also some funding from the goverment it is never enough. They also have a community programme where they try and help to keep families together before they get to the point of having to give the kids up. Until recently most of their fundraising has been aimed at the Turkish community but we are hoping to raise awareness amongst the rest of the community.

They do a wonderful job and the first time i went to visit i thought i would come away with a trail of kids behind me but i came away with such a lump in my throat because of how happy they all seemed.

If anyone wants any further information then please just ask.

Teresa

dy1259


Joined: 10/08/2007
Posts: 357

Message Posted:
21/11/2007 21:04

'orphanage' -don't know what an 'orphange' is. Izzet- need that edit facility asap.



The SOS children's village sounds wonderful, the children seem so cared for and up to 24!!!/family for life.

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
22/11/2007 07:56

Hi dy1259 an orphan is a child who's parents are dead. an orphanage is an institution where orphans are cared for .

regards simbas

dy1259


Joined: 10/08/2007
Posts: 357

Message Posted:
22/11/2007 15:57

Hi Simbas, I was referring to my typo error rather than not really knowing what 'orphanage' means!!! (I put 'orphange' twice, maybe it was a spello).



In actual fact an 'orphan' also refers to a child who has been abandoned and/or not adopted by another family. I used 'SOS children's orphanage' as a reference to the bank (less likely to charge for the transfer of funds) though I believe 'SOS Children's Village' is the actual name.



But thank you anyway.

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
22/11/2007 16:23

Hi dy1259 i'm so sorry , how thick am i ? , i thought maybe english might have been your 2nd language and that would have been understandable if you had'nt come across the word. please except my apology

kind regards simbas

lesleyd



Joined: 05/06/2007
Posts: 265

Message Posted:
22/11/2007 16:32

Hi Teresa

Thanks for some info regards this charity, but not received any email from you as yet anyway. Sounds a very nice place for these kids to be, even lots better than some in the UK, well like I said I will do my best to try and raise some funds for this good cause. Keep up with the good work.



Regards

Lesley

dy1259


Joined: 10/08/2007
Posts: 357

Message Posted:
22/11/2007 16:50

Hi Simbas,

You're correct English is my second language, couldn't speak a word of it when I started nursery in the UK aged 4 but it didn't take me long to master it thereafter. I hadn't realised that I'd given the impression my English was so weak in all my various postings.



I really don't know what I've said to offend you.



Regards

Donna

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
22/11/2007 17:01

hi dy1259 i think we have got our wires crossed here, you really have'nt said any thing to offend me , it was i that thought i had offended you , and believe me your english is not weak at all , but i think my mind might be.

kind regards Patricia

dy1259


Joined: 10/08/2007
Posts: 357

Message Posted:
22/11/2007 17:02

Littlenige, my apologies, it's gone off-topic but at least that has kept it bumped up.



My original post was to be helpful to those who might be considering making a donation to SOS via the bank.

dy1259


Joined: 10/08/2007
Posts: 357

Message Posted:
22/11/2007 17:08

Patricia,

I'm so sorry for the misunderstanding and no you haven't offended me at all. Let's start again!!!



Best wishes

Donna

Teresa


Joined: 21/11/2007
Posts: 1018

Message Posted:
23/11/2007 11:17

Lesley i have sent you a private email

Teresa